Butler Bulldogs vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: USA Net

ExtraMile Arena is where the Boise State Broncos (1-0) will try to beat the Butler Bulldogs (2-0) on Sunday.

The Butler Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Fairleigh Dickinson and walked away with a win by a score of 99-65 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 17 while Fairleigh Dickinson recorded 19 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 21 tries from three-point range. Fairleigh Dickinson finished the contest at 62.5% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of 16 attempts. On top of that, Fairleigh Dickinson grabbed 18 rebounds (5 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Fairleigh Dickinson doled out 12 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Butler allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists for the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 7 of 16 tries for a percentage of 43.8%. Butler ended the contest having earned a 53.7% field goal percentage (36 of 67) and converted 20 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land.

Asim Djulovic is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He went 83.3% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He played 25 minutes played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 10 out of 12 shooting.

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Butler enters this matchup with a mark of 2-0 for the year. They average 97.5 points per outing (49th in the country) while hitting 50.7% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 41.4% on 3-pointers (36 of 87) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Butler is snagging 46.0 boards per game and has earned 57 assists on the season, which ranks 1st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They rank 158th in college hoops in giving up assists with 20 relinquished so far this year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.0% (50 of 125) and they relinquish 25.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 20.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 104th in college in points per game allowed (62.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boise State Broncos went home victorious with a score of 132-53 when they played West Coast Baptist. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Boise State allowed West Coast Baptist to grab 16 in all (2 offensive). They finished the game shooting 16.1% from three-point range by going 5 of 31 and finished the game at 14 of 24 at the free throw line (58.3%). The Broncos allowed West Coast Baptist to make 17 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 28.3% in this game. Overall, the Broncos shot 51 for 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Boise State made 12 of 32 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 62.1%. West Coast Baptist had 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Broncos were able to corral 42 defensive boards and 23 offensive rebounds totaling 65 in this game.

Jerquarius Stanback pitched in for the Broncos for this game. He racked up 15 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 7 for the matchup for a rate of 85.7%, and totaled 16 rebounds.

Boise State has a mark of 1-0 this season. The Broncos are committing 22.0 fouls every game and they shoot 62.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.0 times per contest (4th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. Boise State has 132 pts so far this year and they grab 67.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Broncos are shooting 58.0% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in college.

The Boise State defense concedes 16.1% on 3-point shots (5 of 31) and opponents are connecting on 58.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 6.0 dimes and 18.0 boards every game, which ranks them 12th and 2nd in the country. The Broncos defensively are ranked 34th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 53.0. They are forcing 19.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 28.3% from the field (11th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boise State

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